Canfor CFO resigns

Canfor this week announced the resignation of Scott Wilson, who served as CFO and vp-finance. Wilson will remain in his current roles until Canfor has found his replacement, the company said.

“I appreciate Scott’s assistance in working with us through a transition, and we wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Jim Shepard, Canfor’s president and CEO.

Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, with interests in more than 33 facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and the U.S. states of Washington, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company is the largest producer of softwood lumber in Canada while also producing oriented strand board (OSB), plywood, remanufactured lumber products and specialized wood products.

Canfor also owns a 50.2 percent interest in Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, which is one of the largest producers of northern softwood kraft pulp in Canada and a leading producer of high performance kraft paper. Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.